BACCHAE

Meaning of BACCHAE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈba-ˌkē, -ˌkī ]

noun plural

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Bakchai, from Bakchos Bacchus

Date: 1639

1. : the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus

2. : the women participating in the Bacchanalia

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